{"id":7117,"date":"2020-05-11T09:48:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T09:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/?p=7117"},"modified":"2020-05-19T11:47:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T11:47:29","slug":"missao-continente-supports-vila-do-condes-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/en\/news\/missao-continente-supports-vila-do-condes-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss\u00e3o Continente supports Vila do Conde\u2019s families"},"content":{"rendered":"In order to aid vulnerable families, the Municipality of Vila do Conde is ensuring the delivery of food and hygiene shopping baskets, filled with products donated by Miss\u00e3o Continente, through their local store, the Vila do Conde\u2019s Continente Modelo.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nBecause of the pandemic, many of the municipality\u2019s citizens saw their professional and economic situations change and are relying on the solidarity movements that have emerged, as is the case with this donation of essential grocery products – such as rice, pasta, sugar, canned food, dried legumes, olive oil, quince paste, etc. -, and hygiene and cleaning products – shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, deodorant, toilet paper, bleach, etc. – which is being promoted by the City Council.\r\n\r\nThis way, the donation of more than 1,300 items by Miss\u00e3o Continente, will help 1,000 families from Vila do Conde.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nSince the arrival of the new coronavirus in Portugal, Miss\u00e3o Continente has responded to several requests for support, distributing thousands of food, hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE) items to dozens of entities including hospitals, municipalities and solidarity institutions, with the aim of helping not only the most vulnerable and in a situation of illness, but also health professionals and security forces who remain at the frontline in the fight against COVID-19.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the requests that arrive because of the exceptional situation the country is experiencing, Miss\u00e3o Continente maintains the usual daily donations of surplus from its stores to more than 1,000 social solidarity and animal support institutions, from north to south of the continental territory and islands, contributing to minimize the needs of each institution.\r\n\r\nIn 2019, Miss\u00e3o Continente donated a total of 12.3 million in food surpluses, of which 8.5 million were delivered to 1,013 social solidarity and animal support institutions throughout the country and the rest distributed internally in the stores\u2019 and warehouses\u2019 social areas.\r\n\r\n